Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

The who's who in the whodunnit!

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Produced by EMI Films, G.W. Films

1974128 min7.1 / 10

A cerebral, elegantly constructed whodunit set aboard a snowbound luxury train, where Poirot methodically unravels a murder through wit and deduction rather than action.

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

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  • Is Murder on the Orient Express one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 93% of films.

  • Is Murder on the Orient Express violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Murder on the Orient Express easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Murder on the Orient Express sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Murder on the Orient Express scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Murder on the Orient Express end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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